As the plot unfolds, Su Ze has more experiences. For example, Xin Yukun's progress lies in learning to make full use of camera language and metaphors in addition to simple narrative, so as to better assist the narrative.
It allows the audience to enjoy more different experiences while entering the plot. The most obvious one is the elemental sheep that can be seen everywhere.
Not only because the director is a grassland person and has special feelings for sheep, but also because this kind of domestic animal best reflects the strict social class in the story.
The missing child is a sheep herder, the restaurant owner Lao Ding is a sheep killer, and more people are sheep eaters...
On the surface, the sheep is at the bottom of the food chain, and its fate depends on the attitude of the people above it.
Chang Wannian is a person who stands at the top of the food chain, intimidating his opponents to sell the company to him because Boss Li is the only "sheep" around who doesn't let him take a bite of meat.
Zhang Baomin, played by himself, Chang Wannian, played by Zhao Yang, and Xu Wenjie, played by Tian Xiaojie, form a unique triangle relationship.
Chang Wannian is a biting wolf, Zhang Baomin is a horned sheep, and Xu Wenjie is a lame shepherd dog who was bribed by the wolf and cannot bark.
This is not just a description, but the core temperament of the character!
How to handle two relationships?
In Su Ze's opinion, Zhang Baomin and Chang Wannian would not talk to each other.
The status and social class gap between the two people is so huge that even if Zhang Baomin's tongue is fine, he might not be able to speak a few words when meeting a big boss like Chang Wannian.
In normal times, Chang Wannian would not take Zhang Baomin seriously at all. Now that he feels guilty, he can only be generous in smashing car windows and smashing the company, but he will definitely not tell the truth.
Therefore, the two of them will not have any substantive communication at any time. Even if they do, it will only be the most simple and primitive fists and bows without words.
Chang Wannian and Xu Wenjie didn't dare to talk about it.
The reason why they got together was due to shady deeds. Out of guilty conscience and avoidance of suspicion, the two of them wished they would never have anything to do with each other again after they cooperated.
A fishy civil case was followed by a more serious criminal case, and they didn't dare to say anything about their hidden agenda.
Hidden behind the fear and cowardice is the unquestionable intrusion and control of the middle class by the upper class. Unlike the all-round suppression of Zhang Baomin, Chang Wannian is still wary of Xu Wenjie, who has an even smaller gap in status and class.
This is why we need to be more careful about showing our fangs. Xu Wenjie clearly had the capital to fight back, but because he was afraid that both sides would be harmed, he chose to work together.
In the end, Zhang Baomin and Xu Wenjie couldn’t talk about each other.
This is also the relatively silent section that Su Ze thinks has the most impact. The class gap between the two is also not huge. Xu Wenjie, who was born in the lower class and worked hard to become a middle-class person, should have been born with the ability to get close to Zhang Baomin.
Due to the same situation and unexpected coincidence, Zhang Baomin also helped Xu Wenjie find his daughter. The two of them had the opportunity to become close friends.
But under Chang Wannian's coercion, Xu Wenjie turned into a villain who repaid kindness with hatred in advance. Even if he made amends afterwards, he could not escape the blame.
Therefore, Xin Yukun designed the moment at the end when Xu Wenjie said the "no" sentence, and everyone became completely speechless and mute!
The upper class has lost its composure, the middle class has lost its morals, the bottom class has lost its speech, and it is a disqualification in the world.
"Let's take a look." Xin Yukun led everyone to the top of a mountain, pointed to the distance and sighed: "These are the famous sinkholes on the grassland."
Su Ze looked at the huge craters in the distance that looked like meteorites falling to the ground. The reason was very simple. After the coal in the small coal mine was mined, the surface soil settled downward to form a collapse ditch, collapse pit, water erosion ditch of varying sizes...
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To this day, environmental problems have not been fundamentally solved.
“In that era of booming mining, grassroots management departments approved mining at will, and coal bosses used backward production conditions to mine and dig indiscriminately. This was accompanied by hard water pumping and environmental pollution in grassland mining areas.”
Xin Yukun said sadly: "These backgrounds and problems were not described directly because of the review, so they could only be shown through details."
Su Ze nodded, such as Zhang Baomin's refusal to sign for mining and the conflict with the villagers... the bird that died in the ditch... the village chief carried boxes of mineral water to the house... Cuixia and other villagers could only drink from the contaminated well.
The water drags the sub-healthy body one by one...
"Breaking Silence" is not an environmental film, but it has a silent and strong attitude in this regard.
It is precisely because the background environment is so realistic and shocking that the story is even more powerful.
Everyone came to the mine where lives were buried. Su Ze looked at the dark entrance of the cave and had the illusion that he was facing an abyss?
This cave, where two children have been hidden, has experienced a long period of silence. Only when witnessing sin and salvation did it experience some noise, groaning and noise.
At the end, when the whole hill was blown up and all the evidence and blood stains were buried, everything was silent.
For this role, Su Ze handled it very openly, even giving the most intense performance since his debut.
He went out to work digging coal, just to provide food and clothing for his family. His son was lost, his wife was sick, and his life seemed to be filled with despair.
But Zhang Baomin, who had nothing, did not look decadent. Instead, he looked like he was disobedient and wanted to be beaten. He would inevitably get into fights with others wherever he went.
Even though he was beaten countless times, he still remained the same, and he even performed a god-of-war performance by riding alone through the levels and defeating ten against one.
The character's state is like a hard bone stuck in a meat grinder!
Even though I am a swordsman, I am a fish and I don’t want to be turned into minced meat silently!
The reason why it is hard is: first, because of the axis, second, because there are goals that must be accomplished, and third, because there is nothing left.
Compared with the previous delicate and complex scenes, Su Ze rarely showed roughness and hardness this time, which surprised director Xin Yukun!
Because Zhang Baomin has very little left, he still has to fight for his only hope. Villagers who are in a better situation than him all have weaknesses, and it is easier for them to become an accomplice of capital for a little benefit before they are forced to a dead end.
In the face of bright swords and guns, neighbors can help each other out of nostalgia and loyalty, but as long as money is thrown away, the friendship that grew up wearing crotchless pants will instantly fall apart.
As a director, my biggest worry was Su Ze's condition. After all, I had never tried this kind of role before, at least Xin Yukun had never seen it.
It is completely different from Bai Ye Chasing the Murderer, who is deep and restrained!
But Zhang Baomin is also mute. Without his lines, one of the actor's greatest weapons, how can he accurately convey his emotions to the audience?
That’s why many action scenes are designed. The character’s heart can only be expressed through large body parts. The audience can experience emotional changes with every punch and kick. Not to mention Su Ze...
Even action stars may not be able to do it!
But Su Ze's performance was amazing. Xin Yukun was completely relieved from the first scene. When Zhang Baomin appeared in front of them, everyone had a thought at the same time: